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TWO MONOLOGS: ffi\ \ 

The Days $ \ 
That Are Gone" 



School Days 

BY 

Martha L. Dingman 

With Lesson Talks by 

Leota E. Bruner 



Copyright, 1914 
By March Brothers 



MARCH BROTHERS, Publishers 
208, 210, 212 Wright Ave., Lebanon, O. 





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TWO MONOLOGS: 

"The Days 
That Are Gone" 



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School Days" 



Martha L. Dingman 



With Lesson Talks by 

LEOTA E. BRUNER 



MARCH BROTHERS, Publishers 

208, 210, 212 WRIGHT AVE., LEBANON, OHIO 



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The Days That Are Gone 

Lesson Talk by Leota E. Bruner. 

A great monologue for the last day of school, 
suitable for a girl about the eighth grade. 

The attitude of the reader should be that of 
carrying on a conversation with two visitors 
who you imagine are on the stage. Old-style 
pronunciation is both interesting and effective. 

Costume : Wear an old-fashioned dress of the 
'60's, with the hair arranged quaintly. Wear 
spectacles in a position to look over them. Knit- 
ting a stocking would be very clever. 

Properties: Old-fashioned furniture. 

Position : Remain seated after the second 
line to the end of the monologue. 

Gestures depend upon the individuality of the 
reader. Just be natural in every action done. 

A pause is required at the end of the 4th line 
of verse 1, as if listening to what the friend is 
asking. Your answer comes in the 5th line. 
Other pauses occur in verse 2, end of lines 2, 3 ; 
verse 9, end of line 1 ; verse 21, line 1, after 
"friends" and "long." 

NOTE. — Local names may be substituted for 
the ones already given. 

3 



The Days That Are Gone 

By Martha L. Dingman. 

1 

Come draw up your chair, my laddie and lass, 

And let's have a visit tonight. 
It does my soul good to look into your face ; 

May I hope it gives mutual delight? 
You ask me to tell of the days that are gone. 

I mistrust that my failings you know, 
For good "Auld Lang Syne" in my heart ever 
lives, 

From my memory it never can go. 

2 

The times then they differed from those of today, 

I'll tell you the truth though I smile. 
O yes, times have changed ; for better, or worse ? 

Well, I'll let you be thinking awhile. 
When I was a girl, just about your age, miss, 

I was taught it was nobler by far 
To know how to bake, to knit and to spin, 

Than to rank as society's star. 



The old-fashioned house, with its large spacious 
rooms — 

No one then ever lived in a flat — 
There in blissful content my childhood was spent, 

My playthings, a rag doll and cat. 



6 THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 

The old kitchen walls, I can see them just now, 

Festooned in the fall of the year, 
With strings of dried apples for nice, juicy pies 

When the winter's cold season was here. 



The old fireplace, with its shovel and tongs, 

The log burning bright, giving cheer — 
No furnaces then, in those old-fashioned days, 

No coal bins nor coal pills to fear ! 
And well I remember the first coal-oil lamp, 

In our home 'twas a great innovation, 
And mother looked pleased, and father seemed 
wise, 

And I said, " 'Tis a wonderful nation !" 



The old tallow candle had done us for years, 

With its flutter and flicker and smell. 
O the joy when I saw on its charred, blackened 
flame 
A letter which to my lot fell. 
'Twas weeks, yes and months, ere I would con- 
sent 
To carry a kerosene lamp ! 
Why, the thing might explode, then where would 
I be? 
O then there'd be grief in the camp ! 



THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 



Our candles, we made them; the white cotton 
yarn 

Was strung through the bright, shining mold. 
The pure melted tallow was poured over all, 

And set away where 'twould get cold. 
Our mothers were proud, as they gossiped a bit, 

And showed off the candles they'd made. 
Enough for the long winter nights that would 
come ; 

For their labor they felt well repaid. 

7 

The sugaring-off time ! O those were sweet days, 

When the great healthy maples were tapped, 
And with buckets and pails they caught the rich 
flow, 

While the children stood by all enwrapt! 
And we emptied the sap in the huge kettles then, 

And hung them each over the fire. 
Then the boiling-down process; the syrup — um 
— um! 

That would satisfy every desire. 

8 

One thing that they did in those old-fashioned 
days, 
I'm glad that the custom's gone by. 
The wood ashes they saved and packed in a 
barrel, 
And with water 'twas turned into lye. 



8 THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 

A bucket of soap-grease and scraps were poured 
in, 
And boiled in the caldron together, 
And 'twas boiled in the wind and boiled in the 
smoke, 
Regardless of all kinds of weather. 



The old spinning-wheel ! Did you never see one ? 

Well, child, I feel sorry for you ! 
O the hum and the drum, the whir and the stir, 

You've missed a whole lot, it is true. 
My twenty-five knots I could spin in a day. 

'Twas said that like me there were few. 
O the well-deserved praise when the neighbors 
came in, 

And my "hum-spun" was brought out to view. 



10 



When I started in keeping house, little one, 

I had linen and bedding galore! 
My own handiwork ; no due bills sent in 

From *McCurdy's or *Sibley's big store. 
And the bed quilts I had; why, I'm proud of 
'em yet ; — 

"Log cabin," and "Album," and "Star." 



* Local names should be used instead of those 
given. 



THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. y 

And a wild-goose chase, — with a quilting for 
each, 
And the friends gathered in near and far. 

11 

And the victuals we had! O how good to my 
taste ! 

No ice cream or skimp lady fingers, 
But a hearty repast — home-made head cheese, 
pound cake, 

While the odor of doughnuts still lingers. 
One night, after supper and quilting was done, 

The young folks grew restless, perchance, 
And what would you think ? A neighboring lad 

Stepped up and he asked me to dance ! 

12 

"Me dance! Me!" I shrieked. "Me! Me! 
Mercy sake! 

Me dance ! Did I hear you aright ? 
For shame on you sir ; I'm a Methodist, sir I" 

Well, I never've been asked since that night. 
I've promised to tell you the truth, have I not? 

I blush, though I'm bound to confess, 
Though customs have changed, yet hearts are 
the same, 

And lovers they loved none the less. 

13 
Now often there came a good, bonny lad. 

(None other just like him, I know.) 
And mother, between a frown and a sigh, 

Would whisper, "There comes Lena's beau!" 



10 THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 

And there we would sit, in the kitchen, of course, 
The front room it had not been heated, 

And we talked of the weather, of Lincoln — the 
war, 
While our eyes love's story repeated. 



14 



The hours, how quickly they then passed away — 

I've promised to tell all I can — 
The clock it struck ten, and father called out : 

"Close the door from the outside, young man !" 
And then there would come the hurried "good- 
bye";- 

Such a sad interruption of bliss. 
I gave him his hat, and when mother looked off, 

Slyly he gave me a ki — (promise he'd come 
again). 

15 

Now, when meeting time came, not one stayed at 
home ; — 

We had made all arrangements for dinner — 
Our pew in the church was always well filled, 

There was welcome for saint or for sinner. 
It seems but a day since I sang the blest words : 

"Not a wave of trouble shall roll," 
While a fervent "Praise God !" from mother's 
sweet lips, 

As the glory seemed flooding her soul. 



THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 11 

16 

O the blest times we had in the house of the 
Lord! 

The sermons were simple and plain, 
And showers of spiritual blessings came down, 

And no one was heard to complain. 

yes ! I remember one incident now ; 
Will the young folks just list while I tell? 

1 happened to mention a sermon one day, 
Like the rest, had not pleased me as well. 

17 

And woe to me, for this trifling offense, 

I was sent in a corner alone, 
And told I must read the "Lives of the Saints" ; 

For my wicked sin I must atone. 
Our preachers, ah me, none ever spoke ill 

Of those good, holy men in those days. 
We were taught to respect, to honor and pray 

That God would direct all their ways. 

18 

'Tis not in my heart to say that you care 

Any less for your preacher than I, 
But there'd be less fault found if mothers should 
keep 

The "Lives of the Saints" handy by. 
The old district school ; oh the fun we had there, 

A "spelling match," that was a treat, 
And the master would call in tones loud and 
clear : 

"Will the children all stand up on their feet?" 



12 THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 

19 

And then he began: "Spell 'bouquet,' next 'ma- 
chine.' 

Spell 'balance,' 'rhinoceros,' 'guage/ 
'Mosquito,' 'beefsteak,' 'chamois,' 'giraffe,' 

'Skeleton,' 'carriage,' 'assuage'." 
And one after one sat down in disgrace, 
Planning each a spelling reform, 
Until, well, I'm proud; you'll forgive me, I 
know. 

I alone had weathered the storm. 

20 

But the times they have changed; yes, I've said 
so before ; 
You're studying botany now, 
And rhetoric, hygiene, physical cult, 

Though their use I don't know, I allow. 
The old singing school ! O the good times we 
had 
As we sang "do-ra-mi, mi-ra-do." 
And "Northfield," and "Scotland" with its "voice 
of free grace," 
And "Come with me where the bright waters 
flow !" 

21 

Am I tiring you, friends? Is my story too long? 

O, there's much more that I gladly would tell 
Of the customs, the manners, the styles in those 
days, 

And the good times that me there befell. 



THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. 13 

But, already I fear my story's too long, 

For this is a hurry-up age, 
And to stop just in time, when your heart is so 
full, 

Requires the gift of a sage. 

22 

But there's one thing I'll tell, for It's right in my 
heart, 

We're nearing that City of Gold, 
Where yesterday, now, and tomorrow's the same, 

And the folks up there never get old. 
I want to get in, and I want you to come. 
The old-fashioned Book says we may, 
If to Him we are true, and His blest will we do, 

And we walk in the old-fashioned way. 



School Days 

Lesson Talk by Leota E. Bruner. 

This reading is suitable for one who is good 
at imitation, who has a good voice and expressive 
face; for the success of the reading depends on 
proper rendition of the characters impersonated. 

Costume : An old-fashioned dress, either plain 
or fancy. 

Properties: Old-fashioned furniture such as 
table, chair, spinning-wheel, etc., everything in 
keeping with the costume. 

Suggestions for Cutting: Omit verses 4, 8 
or 9. 

Assume the character of an elderly lady, rep- 
resenting the voice by using a childish treble. 

Speak from the left for the "Master" in deep 
tones, and assume pompous attitude. 

Impersonate the characters as follows : 

Verse 3 — Will Bassett, a voice pitched high 
and nasal tone. 

Verse 4 — Marvin L. Barker, full, deep tones 
and in decidedly pompous style. 

Verse 5 — Willie Duncan, recited with loud 
voice, very rapidly, to suppress laughter. 

Verse 6 — Jesse Cartwright, sing and change 
frequently to different key. 



15 SCHOOL DAYS. 

Verse 7 — Martha Baker, retain usual voice 
used throughout the selection, but recite in a 
manner as if "scared to death." 

Verse 8 — Carrie Martin, a soft, gentle voice, 
as suggested in line 3. When she imagines she 
sees a mouse make a hideous scream. 

Verse 9 — Paul Smith, very mischievous. Pre- 
tends to remove chewing gum as he begins to 
recite. 

Verse 11 — Joe Winters, recite slowly. 

Verse 12 — Minnie Southworth, recite with 
much affectation. 

NOTES — Local names may be used. 
Introduce gestures fitting the occasion, making 
them very ridiculous in most instances. 



School Days 

By Martha L. Dingman. 

1 

Over and over I live them again, 

Those glad, happy school days, so long, long 
ago. 
The old-fashioned red school-house, with its 
well-whittled benches, 
Where the boys and the girls all sat in a row. 
O fond recollection, we ask thee to tarry ; 

Be a guest in our midst, make merry with us, 
Turn backward life's pages; once more we are 
children ; 
Thou'rt exceedingly kind to favor us thus. 



Tis the last day of school, and what a commo- 
tion! 

We children are restless as the sands of the 
ocean. 

We have donned our best clothes; in fact we 
look fine, 

From the well-cared-for curls to the shoes with 
their shine. 

The vistors now have begun to assemble; 

Already the timid with fear quake and tremble, 

And the master begins in tones loud and clear: 

"Now children, we're ready your pieces to hear !" 

17 



18 SCHOOL DAYS. 



"Will Bassett ! First of all we will listen to you. 

So come to the front ; I hope you will do 

Your best; speak up loud, make your manners, 

my boy, 
And if you do well, it will give me much joy." 
To the front comes brave Will, quite pale with 

affright, 
And begins with a bow to the left and the right : 
"If you're waking, call me early, call me early, 

mother dear, 
Tomorrow will be the happiest time of all the 

glad New Year. 
Of all the glad New Year, mother, the maddest, 

merriest day, 
For I'm to be queen of the May, mother ! I'm 

to be queen of the May." 

4 

"Marvin L. Barker!" At the call there comes 

forth 
A youth of grand bearing and excellent worth, 
And the visitors knowingly look at each other 
And whisper, "None like him among friend 

or brother." 
And Marvin begins : 
"At midnight, in his guarded tent, 

The Turk was dreaming of the hour 
When Greece her knee — When Greece her knee 

in suppliance bent, 
Should tremble at his power. 
Strike till the last armed foe expires, 



SCHOOL DAYS. 19 

Strike for your altars and your fires. 
Strike for the green graves of your sires, 
God and your native land !" 



"Little Willie Duncan ! Your turn is now here ! 
Why, Willie, you crying? What is it, my dear?" 
"Oh — Oh — "sobs poor Willie, as pale as can be, 
All — the — folks — in, in the school-house is — is 

looking at me I" 
"Johnny Peters may come and speak in your 

stead !" 
This little ordeal for him had no dread, 
With a smile that on earth could not outrivaled 

be, 
You could see very well he was chock full of 

glee. 
"Tom, Tom, the piper's son, stole a pig and away 

he run. 
The pig was beat and Tom was eat, and he went 

laughing down the street." 



"Is there somebody singing? I hear a strange 

noise, 
And it comes from that corner among those 

small boys ! 
Jesse Cartwright, it's you! Come here now, 

young man, 
To punish you now, you may sing that again!" 
Nothing daunted by this and anxious to please, 



20 SCHOOL DAYS. 

He begins with the utmost good nature and ease : 
"There were three little kittens who lost their 

mittens 
Upon the shelf so high." 

7 

"Martha L. Baker!" "O horrors, that's me! 
Could a mortal on earth in more misery be? 
Must I stand before all those wondering faces? 
With the mermaids of ocean I'd be glad to change 

places. 
But no rescue is near, no chance for retreat; 
With my heart in my mouth, I stand on my feet, 
But oh how I tremble ; how stifled my breath. 
I shake like a leaf ; I am scared most to death. 
'Old Rover is the finest dog that ever ran a race. 
His ear so foot — His foot so foot — so quick, an* 

such an honest face. 
One day he stole my hat and ran away across the 

plain, 
While loudly laughed (ha-ha-ha) a boy and man 

who saw me chase in vain. 
So, tired at last, I sat me down upon a green 

grass plat, 
When quick old Rover turned about, and brought 

me back my hat.' 
(Just h'ere for the sake of diversion I'll tell — 
Willie Duncan leaned over and said, 'You did 

well !' 
And he pressed in my hand a soiled candy heart, 
Upon which was inscribed: 'Yours till death us 

do part.')" 



SCHOOL DAYS. 21 

8 

"Carrie Martin ! Your friends will now listen to 

you. 
Toe the mark, little one! Have you something 

that's new?" 
Then sweetly responds a soft, gentle voice : 
"Dear friends, I hope you'll be pleased with my 

choice. 
Long I searched for a suitable theme for the day, 
I searched till I found; — fortune favored my 

way, 
And these are the lines; now I will begin, 
And I hope that at least your attention I'll win : 
Dear mother, may I go to school with brother 

Charles today? 
The air is very swee-ee — " 
"Why, Carrie Martin ! Afraid of a mouse ! 
I'm surprised at you, child, thus to frighten the 

house." 

9 

"Paul Smith ! Now if you can be still for a 

minute 
We will listen to your piece, so please to begin it ! 
Take that gum from your mouth ; put your Jews 

harp away! 
I declare, boy, you're trying my patience today !" 
Then forward there comes an innocent lad, 
You'd not think from appearance that he could 

be bad ; 
That he's something to say it is plain to be 

seen, 



22 SCHOOL DAYS. 

He is more than a common talking-machine. 
"When I'm a man — a man — I'll be a school 

ma'am if I can, and I can. 
I'll give the boys recess the whole of the time ! 
We'll go to the woods and the tall trees we'll 

climb. 
We wouldn't speak pieces the last day of school. 
We'd just have a good time, that should be my 

one rule." 

10 

"What is it, Frank Hall? Your hand's up, I 

see !" 
"Lilly Kemp keeps a makin' up faces at me !" 
"Never mind that ; return good for evil, my lad !" 
He's married her since — his revenge he has had. 
"Joe Winters!" "Please, teacher, he ain't got 

here yet, 
But he's comin', I'm sure ; he won't miss this, 

you bet." 
"Ah here he comes now ! Joe Winters you're 

late. 
Our program's most over; we could no longer 

wait." 

11 

To the platform he comes with slow, even tread. 
You can see at a glance he would ne'er lose 

his head: 
"One more unfortunate! Weary of breath, 
Rashly importunate ! Gone to her death. 
Take her up tenderly, lift her with care, 



SCHOOL DAYS. 23 

Fashioned so slenderly, young and so fair. 
Who was her father ? Who was her mother ? 
Had she a sister? Had she a brother? 
I don't know, teacher, I didn't get acquainted 
with the family." 



12 

"Minnie Southwofth ! Though last on the pro- 
gram, not least; 
The best of the wine till the last of the feast." 

"In promulgating your estoreric cogitations, 
or articulating your superficial sentimentalities, 
avoid platitudinous ponderosity. Let your com- 
munication possess a clarified conciseness. Shun 
double entendres, speak plainly, and above all, 
don't use big words." 
"Well done ! Well done, children ; I'm proud of 

you all !" 
Says the grand old school master so noble, so tall. 
"And here are your prizes, you deserve them 

right well." 
O the joy we now feel, can any one tell ! 
But our school days are over, we've learned 

lessons since. 
Lessons hard, aye e'en bitter, with no beauty of 

tints, 
But we're glad we have learned them, we'd not 

barter their worth 
For the gems of the ocean, or laurels of earth. 



24 SCHOOL DAYS. 

13 

God grant when the last of life's lessons is 

learned, 
And our hearts to the greal School Master we've 

turned, 
We may hear His "Well-done! Your prize 

awaits you, 
And a home amid all the faithful and true." 



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dandy little play for Irish and eccentric characters. Easy and amusing. 5 cents. 

THE LUNATIC OR THE PROFESSOR. By Louise R. Bascom. 2 males, 2 fe- 
males. Lunatic mistaken for brain specialist; hard on the lunatic. Great. 5c 

LOOK OUT FOR HEZIKIAH. By Louise R. Bascom. 3 males, 1 female. Hay- 
seed parents visit college dean. Splendid opportunity for clever acting. 5 cents. 

LAUGHTER AND SONG. By Archibald Humboldt. 3 males, 4 females. Comic 
dialog interspersed with Jolly songs, making a continuous funny story. 5 cents. 

MORE TIME OUT. By Carolyn F. Rice. 7 females. An amusing comedy dealing 
with the servant problem. The characters are strongly contrasted. Effective. 5c. 

"OH, YOU TEACHER!" By C. A. Donaldson. 8 males, 4 females. A splendid 
comedy of school life, showing the amateur teacher's trials. Suited for schools. 5c. 

ONE ON THE AGENT. By Louise Rand Bascom. 1 male, 1 female. A clever 
skit, bright with telling repartee. Recommended for all occasions. 5 cents. 

THE "PHYSICAL TORTURE" CLUB. By W. N. Bugbee. 2 m., 2 f . Physical 
culture exercises for which Ma is too stout and Pa is too rheumatic; funny. 5c. 

RASTUS BLINK'S MINSTRELS. By E. L. Koogle. For any number. His 
"Kinky Koons" are killing; jolliest minstrel show ever; deluge of drollery. 5c. 

"tHE SQUASHVILLE FHtE BRIGADE. By W. N. Bugbee. 3 males, 2 females, 
.and other firemen, if desired; bright and snappy; easy and clever. 5 cents. 
#CAT!" By Louise Rand Bascom. 1 male, 1 female. Cunning attempt of an old 
maid to prove her youth. Very laughable. 5 cents. 

SEEING THE ANIMALS. By Clara J. Denton. 1 male. 2 females. A swell 
hotel clerk, a suffragette and a spoiled child make a lively time. A hit. 5 cents. 

THE STUPDD WITNESS. 3 males. The lawyer and witness lock horns and have 
an awful time, but it's fun for the audience. Swift and keen. 5 cents. 

THE TRAIN LEAVES IN TEN MINUTES. By L. R. Bascom. 1 m., 2 f. 
Will they catch the train? The suspense is punctured by fun and wit. 5 cents. 

WANTED: A LICENSE TO WED. By Elizabeth F. Guptill. 2 m., 1 f. Hu- 
morous situation resulting from a misunderstanding. Irish dialect. 5 cents. 

Operettas 

THE FLOWER NYMPHS' SURPRISE. Spectacular operetta. Music brilliant 
and captivating. Charming production. Good for last day. 8m. 8f. 30c 

THE RUNAWAY BEAR. Full of spicy fun. Music dainty and exceptionally 
pretty. Introduces "Teddy Bear Parade," etc. Very clever. 40c. 

THE TOYS' REBELLION. Unique operetta. Dolls and toys refuse to leave Toy- 
land. Santa happily adjusts matters. Bright and pleasing. 25c. 

JACK FROST'S MISTAKE. Clever operetta. Jack and Sprites "wake up" 
Santa mistaking Thanksgiving for Christmas ; brisk and jolly ; 8 or more boys. 25c 



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